Jamie Arnold vs. Gifford McDonald — Career Comparison

Jamie Arnold
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gifford McDonald
Lost GenerationSouth CarolinaNorth AmericaNew York Lincoln GiantsIndependentStarting Pitcher

Gifford McDonald built a career as a starting pitcher and Jamie Arnold as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gifford McDonald posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.69 and WHIP 1.649 compared to 5.73 and 1.652 for Jamie Arnold. By the career numbers, Gifford McDonald had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jamie Arnold and Gifford McDonald

Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.15
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.82
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.44
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.67
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.48
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.95
78.95
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.57
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
5.73
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
4.69
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
27
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
282
27
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108.1
9
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
9
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
9.89
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
10.34
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.89
9.89
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.34
10.34
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.29
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
4.82
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
4.5
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
3.49
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
5.27
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.923
0.923
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.085
1.085
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.83
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.48
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494
41.04
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
41.65
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.91
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
6.73
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
6.22
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.73
6.73
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.22
6.22
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.72
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.74
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.77
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.634
1.634
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.649
1.649
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
34.64
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
34.95
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.04
41.04
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.65
41.65

Fielding Stats for Jamie Arnold and Gifford McDonald

Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.15
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.79
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.58
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
27
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
108.1
9
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.83
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.86
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.41
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
2.36
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.24
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
2.14
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.1
93.1
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jamie Arnold and Gifford McDonald

Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
1428.57
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
22
240
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
600
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
542.86
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
523.64
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.427
0.427
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
76.36
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
65.45
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.91
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.91
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
24.16
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.64
17.87
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
87.27
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
109.09
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
54.55
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
21.82
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
76.36
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
17.01
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.28
14.01
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.73
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
6
171.43
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
43.64
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA